Northwest History. State History. Box 37. National Topics.

Stick Closely
to Schedules in
Feeding Babies
! By DR. MORRIS FISHBEIN,
Once you have adopted a schedule
of feeding for your baby, follow it very
closely.
If you have had the baby <
four-hour schedule, and it gets hungry at the end of, say, three hours-
active or the previous feeding v
'■ rather small—don't let the little c
: cry for an hour. Instead, feed it
little ahead of time; but the n<
! feeding should be given at the scheduled hour.
A mother with active tuberculosis
should not nurse her baby. Nor should
a mother with a severe chronic disease, such as inflammation of the kidneys, heart disease, or cancer, be
called upon to undertake the task.
And nursing should be discontinued
if the breast of the mother becomes
infected.
Time Feeding Right.
But you need not stop nursing the
child if it begins to vomit, develops
colic, and loses weight. The thing
to do then is learn from your doctor
whether you have been feeding the
baby often enough or too often:
whether you yourself are eating the
right diet, and whether it is undesirable for your baby to have additional
Any food that will not cause digestive disturbances is good for the
mother. She need not avoid acid
During any sudden, severe illness,
the mother may stop nursing the infant. There is no reason for weaning
the baby because the mother's normal
functions are resumed, even though
the baby may be uncomfortable for a
day of two.
Guard Mother.
However, should it seem likely that
a mother is going to have another
baby, she should discontinue nursing
the first one, so as not to overtax
her strength.
The mother need not worry about
taking ordinary remedies prescribed
for various conditions, since few drugs,
given in the customary doses, will get
.to the milk in harmful amounts.
A question often asked is whether
nursing mother should continue to

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Stick Closely
to Schedules in
Feeding Babies
! By DR. MORRIS FISHBEIN,
Once you have adopted a schedule
of feeding for your baby, follow it very
closely.
If you have had the baby <
four-hour schedule, and it gets hungry at the end of, say, three hours-
active or the previous feeding v
'■ rather small—don't let the little c
: cry for an hour. Instead, feed it
little ahead of time; but the n<
! feeding should be given at the scheduled hour.
A mother with active tuberculosis
should not nurse her baby. Nor should
a mother with a severe chronic disease, such as inflammation of the kidneys, heart disease, or cancer, be
called upon to undertake the task.
And nursing should be discontinued
if the breast of the mother becomes
infected.
Time Feeding Right.
But you need not stop nursing the
child if it begins to vomit, develops
colic, and loses weight. The thing
to do then is learn from your doctor
whether you have been feeding the
baby often enough or too often:
whether you yourself are eating the
right diet, and whether it is undesirable for your baby to have additional
Any food that will not cause digestive disturbances is good for the
mother. She need not avoid acid
During any sudden, severe illness,
the mother may stop nursing the infant. There is no reason for weaning
the baby because the mother's normal
functions are resumed, even though
the baby may be uncomfortable for a
day of two.
Guard Mother.
However, should it seem likely that
a mother is going to have another
baby, she should discontinue nursing
the first one, so as not to overtax
her strength.
The mother need not worry about
taking ordinary remedies prescribed
for various conditions, since few drugs,
given in the customary doses, will get
.to the milk in harmful amounts.
A question often asked is whether
nursing mother should continue to